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Future of Oil Shale Mining in Estonia: Technology, Software & Modeling

Explore the future of oil shale mining in Estonia, balancing economic needs with environmental concerns. Discover the latest technology, modeling techniques, and software applications for efficient mining practices.

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Future of Oil Shale Mining in Estonia: Technology, Software & Modeling

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  1. FUTURE OF OIL SHALE MINING Aire Västrik Ingo Valgma, Veiko Karu, Vivika Väizene

  2. Table of Content • Introduction • Technology • Software & Modeling • Conclusion Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  3. Introduction • Estonia is independent energy producer • Environmental restrictions • Social pressure • Deeper bedding of oil shale in potential mining fields • Compromise between needs of economy and fears of mining influence Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  4. Future oil shale production Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  5. Introduction • Oil shale strip mine • Taking samples • Testing Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  6. Tabel of Content • Introduction • Technology • Software & Modeling • Conclusion Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  7. Technology and methods New technology- new machines Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  8. Testing- Surface Miner Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  9. Cutting with longwall shearers Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik Fig. 8. Testing Twin Boom Axial Road Header (Continuous miner) in Estonian Oil Shale deposit in 1970ties We have tested Wirtgen surface miner SM2100 and SM2600 for two years and SM2200 and Man Tackraf

  10. Continuous miner Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  11. Testing- backfilling Schema: Jan Palarski Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  12. Table of Content • Introduction • Technology • Software & Modeling • Conclusion Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  13. Where and how to mine • Modern method • Modeling Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  14. Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  15. Possible technologies in mining fields depending on the given criteria Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

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  18. Conclusion • Best available techniques for oil shale mining • World most used mining software • Utilizing the modeling process allows optimizing the cycle of oil shale mining and explaining all stages of designing to the specialists and to the public. Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

  19. Thank you for your attention! Aire.vastrik@ttu.ee Ingo.valgma@ttu.ee Veiko.karu@ttu.ee Vivika.vaizene@ttu.ee Future of Oil Shale Mining Aire Västrik

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